Engagement and Opportunities to Respond

Resource Guide

Increasing Student Opportunities to Respond, by Elaine Gould, PhD., provides teachers with multiple means through which students may engage in the learning process.
Techniques for Active Learners includes 18 techniques that teachers can easily implement to increase time on task for all learners. Techniques are grouped into the following categories: Motivation and Focus, During Instruction, Cooperative Group Work, and Evaluation.
John Hattie's High Impact Student Engagement Strategies presented by SURN is presented by Dr. Jan Rozzelle, former Executive Director of the Superintendents’ University Research Network (SURN). This presentation outlines Hattie’s high impact student engagement strategies.
Reading Strategies to Increase Student Engagement and Improve Learning Outcomes

Doing One Thing to Increase Student Engagement: The Power of Praise, by Butler Knight, Ed.S., highlights the importance of effective praise and positive teacher-student interactions to support learning and constructive behavior.
Increasing Student Opportunities to Respond, by Elaine Gould, PhD., provides teachers with multiple means through which students may engage in the learning process.

T/TAC W&M Considerations Packets

Techniques for Active Learners includes 18 techniques that teachers can easily implement to increase time on task for all learners. Techniques are grouped into the following categories: Motivation and Focus, During Instruction, Cooperative Group Work, and Evaluation.
Graphic Organizers: Guiding Principles and Effective Practices offers research-based suggestions for making graphic organizers straightforward and coherent for students, outlines the primary categories and uses for graphic organizers, and includes strategies to enhance their effectiveness.
Helping All Students Meet the Standards with Technology and Project-Based Learning focuses on the use of multimedia technology by students of all abilities to showcase or share information gained as a result of applied or project-based learning activities. An overview of project-based learning within inclusive settings is presented along with practical ideas and resources for implementing and evaluating multimedia-based projects.
Practice and Homework – Effective Teaching Strategies focuses on practice and homework as instructional strategies that teachers can utilize daily to increase and maintain retention of information for all learners. Included are strategies for practicing new learning, including visualization, mnemonics, quick writes, and effective questioning. Tips for homework completion for both teachers and parents are suggested.

VDOE Resources: Student Engagement

Student Engagement and High Yield Strategies is presented by the VDOE’s Office of School Improvement uses research on student engagement from Robert Marzano and John Hattie to show how lessons can be designed to increase student learning. The presentation highlights VA Standard of Learning examples of engaging lessons.
John Hattie's High Impact Student Engagement Strategies presented by SURN is presented by Dr. Jan Rozzelle, former Executive Director of the Superintendents’ University Research Network (SURN). This presentation outlines Hattie’s high impact student engagement strategies.

VDOE Resources: Opportunities to respond

Explicit Instruction with Anita L. Archer, Ph.D. - VDOE is presented by Anita Archer offers strategies teachers can use to increase student opportunities to respond related to increased academic achievement, increased on-task behavior, and decreased behavioral challenges.

Make Sense Strategies (SMARTsheets™ - Graphic Organizers) includes scientific research-based instructional procedures and resources designed for “watering up” the curriculum.

IRIS Center on Classroom Design - Physical design can change an ordinary classroom into an engaging learning environment for students. The Iris Center provides resources on furniture arrangement, material design and placement, as well as creating a safer space for students.
IRIS Center for Differentiating Instruction - Differentiated Instruction: Maximizing the Learning of All Students and Universal Design for Learning: Creating a Learning Environment that Challenges and Engages All Students
The IRIS Center at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN is grant-funded through the Office of Special Education (OSEP). It offers a variety of resources on evidence-based practices for educators. Two modules from the IRIS Center have been highlighted here to support all students, especially those with disabilities.
Edutopia 60-Second Strategy videos to engage students in the classroom (type "60-second strategy" in the Search field).

T/TAC W&M Website Resources

VDOE Resources

Enhanced Scope and Sequence (ESS) Lessons - The Virginia Department of Education offers Enhanced Scope and Sequence Lesson Plans to teachers in Math, English, Science, and History & Social Science that are searchable by SOL objective or keyword. The lessons are designed to be an instructional tool for teachers that includes strategies for differentiation to increase student success.

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